Learn the Art of Memory at ArtOfMemory.com

About

My name is Josh Cohen. I’ve been studying memory techniques since around September 2009. The moment I memorized my first set of information with memory techniques (the order of black & red in a deck of cards) I knew I was hooked. I began to read every book on memory I could find.

This website started as a few blog posts about memory on JoshNotes.com. I then moved the blog to Mnemotechnics.org. Eventually, I added a simple forum and a wiki so that other people could also add ideas about memory techniques. The forum reached 100 posts in March 2011, so I started expanding it with more categories. As of March 2014, the website has over over 60,000 visits per month, and is expanding rapidly. In July 2014, we moved the site to ArtOfMemory.com.

We’ve also been cited on Lifehacker, Huffington Post, Gizmodo, Wired, Psychology Today, The Atlantic Wire, The Globe and Mail, Washington Post, and other media outlets. (See the Press page.)

Why Memory Techniques?

Putting a mnemonic system together…

Memory techniques work incredibly well and there are obvious applications:

acquiring new knowledge

sharpening your brain

increasing creativity

learning languages

studying for school

remembering names and faces

remembering shopping lists, directions, and other information

and much more…

The Art of Memory has been around for at least 2,500 years, but most of the knowledge has been lost in modern times. The modern revival of memory techniques has taken off in countries like the UK, Germany, and China, but the techniques are still relatively unknown in the US.

My Goals

I had originally planned to try to reach Grand Master of Memory level, but I’ve been busy working on version 2 of the website, so I’ve put that goal on hold for the moment. If you’re interested in becoming a Grand Master of Memory, join the group! (682 people as of October, 2014)

ArtOfMemory.com is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you’re in the Bay Area, join the SF Bay Memory Club. We meet at locations around the Bay, including Berkeley, San Francisco, and San Jose. We also provide free resources for other memory clubs around the world.